A 31-year-old man was killed and another was wounded in separate shootings Sunday night. The incidents, which were about two miles apart and occurred within 30 minutes of each other, disrupted a two-day streak
in which no shootings had occurred in the city.

Police did not identify either victim.

The fatal shooting occurred about 10 p.m. in the 3400 block of Paris Avenue. When police arrived, the dead man was lying shirtless in the street surrounded by more than 20 bullet casings in front of a vacant lot.

A large crowd had gathered at the busy thoroughfare just off Interstate 610 as police scrutinized the scene.

A woman and a man held each other and cried while talking to authorities. Others waited across the street for police to confirm the identity of the man to determine if he was someone they knew. An argument escalated into a screaming match between two groups of women.

Police broke up the argument and ushered the group apart as one woman yelled: "I'm tired of this mess. I'm tired. It's got to stop."

Witnesses said a crowd had gathered on the street in front of Gloria's Grocery to drink
after the Saints game when gunfire erupted.

When police arrived, the wounded man
had already been transported to the Interim LSU Public Hospital, leaving behind a pool of blood on
the street surrounded by several bullet casings. Police said he was shot
four times and is in stable condition.

A man, who asked not to be identified, had stopped in the grocery store on his
way home from watching the Saints game at a friend's house and was inside when
the shots rang out. When he left to return to his SUV, he said all its back windows had been shot out; consequently, he had to wait as police investigated his vehicle as a part of the crime
scene.

Neighbors and employees of the grocery were left to sweep up piles of
garbage knocked over during the ruckus as police continued their investigation.

Authorities ask anyone with information on these shootings to call Crimestoppers at 504.822.1111 or toll-free at 1.877.903.7867.